A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Zion Township$1,950/mo

Typical home $324K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

Hamden Township$2,330/mo

Typical home $407K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Hamden Township and Zion Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Zion TownshipHamden Township

Snow a year57″48″

January low4°F -4°F

July high81°F 79°F

Growing season (days)155d 130d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 19th

Outdoors & history

Zion TownshipHamden Township

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land4.5%17.6%

Community

Zion TownshipHamden Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Zion TownshipStearns County Hamden TownshipBecker County

Zion Township ↔ Hamden Township120 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Zion TownshipHamden Township

People

Population 218Highest 212Lowest

Median age 49.4±4.4Highest 27% above MN 48.8±12.4Lowest 26% above MN

Zion Township and Hamden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 20.2%±6.8Highest MN: 22.9% 14.6%±6.4Lowest MN: 22.9%

Zion Township and Hamden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 16.5%±7.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 19.3%±7.2Highest MN: 17.3%

Hamden Township and Zion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±3.4Highest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8%

Zion Township and Hamden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,000±$23kHighest 7% above MN $91,800±$7kLowest 3% above MN

Zion Township and Hamden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $324,000±$43kLowest about the MN average $406,700±$189kHighest 24% above MN

Hamden Township and Zion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,024Highest 10% below MN $2,313Lowest 31% below MN

Below poverty line 6%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MN: 72.2% 100% MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest same as MN 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest about the MN average 21 minLowest 10% below MN

Work from home 19.7%±6.2Highest MN: 17.6% 8.3%±4.3Lowest MN: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Cloud (15%)Detroit Lakes (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hamden TownshipFew work in Zion Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.5%Lowest 17.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.8Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Zion Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Zion Township

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Lake Henry Township237 people · $393K homes

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Effington Township205 people · $313K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Zion Township vs Hamden Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Hamden Township

What daily life feels like in each

120 miles apart

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